But while Steven Gerrard has a life in Los Angeles with LA Galaxy to anticipate, his opposite number in blue, John Terry, can look forward to plenty more glory with Chelsea.

And once again there was bitter disappointment for Gerrard.

In 2013-14, his infamous slip at Anfield let in Demba Ba to score in Jose Mourinho’s men’s 2-0 win, a loss that all but signalled the end of Liverpool’s title challenge.

Yesterday, there was no Stevie G catastrophe as he continued to try and bow out with a flourish.

But this draw ensured that, barring some goal-scoring frenzy in their last two games and successive Manchester United defeats, there won’t be any Champions League football for Brendan Rodgers and his men next season.

Having wrapped up the title a week earlier, Chelsea played with a bit more freedom yesterday, particularly in the first half.

But even with some of them possibly thinking more about somewhere like the West Indies rather than West Brom in a week, the Kop lot couldn’t take them down, to make it eight games without a win against the Blues.

CAPTAIN'S GOAL: John Terry gives Chelsea an early lead [GETTY]

Terry became the Premier League’s all time goal-scoring defender with No. 39 in the fifth minute.

Cesc Fabregas sent over a corner from the right and Rickie Lambert lost Terry, whose header was too strong for Simon Mignolet, with Gerrard also unable to stop it crossing the line.

To highlight Liverpool’s season of striking woe, it made it ten league goals combined from Chelsea defenders Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and Gary Cahill, compared to eight by Mario Balotelli, Fabio Borini, Lambert and Daniel Sturridge.

Fabregas probably should not have been on the pitch. His late challenge on Raheem Sterling in the first minute was a shocker and could easily have justified a red rather than a yellow from Andre Marriner.

The Spaniard also tugged Sterling’s shorts in the 18th minute and somehow avoided giving away a foul.

But having benefitted from some poor marking, the Blues were uncharacteristically sloppy themselves in the 45th minute.

Jordan Henderson’s free-kick from the left picked out Gerrard, who lost marker Mikel all too easily to nod home at the far post from close range.

RESPECT: Chelsea are given a guard of honour by Liverpool [GETTY]

His celebration against the team and manager who tried so hard to sign him was extremely restrained, running back to the half-way line like a player you’d expect to see in black and white footage.

How Rodgers must wish he had Diego Costa in his squad to replace Luis Suarez. The 19-goal striker sat with the Chelsea fans in the Upper East Stand due to his latest hamstring injury.

He will have seen more exciting games, although this was a much more open one than a week earlier when the 1-0 defeat of Crystal Palace landed the title.

In the 49th minute Sterling set up Philippe Coutinho, but he fired into the side-netting. Willian then dragged a shot just wide of the far post.

Fabregas did manage a tame shot on target and had another, better one deflected for a corner by the excellent and brave Skrtel.

Bizarrely, when Gerrard came off in the 79th minute the Chelsea fans, led by Mourinho, clapped him off, having taunted him all game about that cock-up a year ago.

Funny old game, as Jimmy Greaves is famous for saying.

Courtois did well late on to react when Sterling tried to sneak in a shot at his near post, but the game petered out to leave Liverpool on 62 points, 18 less than at this stage last season.